Social- & kulturantropologi

A chess match seems as solitary an endeavor as there is in sports: two minds, on their own, in fierce opposition. In contrast, Gary Alan Fine argues that chess is a social duet: …

Writer/director/producer Justine Bateman examines the aggressive ways that society reacts to the aging of women's faces. Face . . . is filled with fictional vignettes that examine …

What role has magic played in society through the ages? How has it been practiced and, at times, controlled? How has magic been understood and represented? And how has this …

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“One of those life-changing reads that makes you see—or, in this case, hear—the whole world differently.” —Megan Angelo, author of Followers“At times …

A conclusion to the Earth Chronicles series based on the author's theories about humankind's origins in the alien Anunnaki race addresses ancient mysteries pertaining to key …

An essential reference for all game designers, this 1938 classic is "a fascinating account of 'man the player' and the contribution of play to civilization" (Harper's). In this …

This pathbreaking book looks at everyday storytelling as a twofold phenomenon—a response to our desire for coherence, but also to our need to probe and acknowledge the enigmatic …

Based on intensive ethnographic fieldwork, this book describes and interprets trance behaviour among the Malagasy speakers of Mayotte, a small island in the Comoro Archipelago in …

In this rich and deeply personal account of life in the highlands of Nepal, Geoff Childs chronicles the daily existence of a range of people, from venerated lamas to humble …

This major new textbook explores the relations between gender and archaeology, providing an innovative and important account of how material culture is used in the construction of …